He said after Papa left the show, several contestants went up to him to say that they witnessed indiscretions between her and the producer. He said that they would say, "'This is what we witnessed,' stuff like that."

Before the scandal broke, Pavelka said he "did like" Papa, a 28-year-old make-up artist from Richmond, Va. "I was starting to develop feelings for her," he said. "I didn't come on The Bachelor to be the center of attention, I went on there to find love, and unfortunately, Rozlyn found love elsewhere."

"One thing I can tell you -- the world tells you that your heart can only be in love with one person at a time. That's completely false," he added. "One of the things I learned on the show is that the human heart can love several people. I fell in love with a couple of women."